The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-18
FATHER M'GLYNN'SFRIE
Mass-Meeting of the Parishioners and
Friends of the Suspended Priest.
Adoption of an Earnest and Emphatic Dec
laratien in Favor of Absolute Freedom
of Political Action and. Opinion.
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NEW YORK, Jan. IA mass Meeting of
Catholics and others was held in Cooper Union
this evening, to protest against the removal OF
DIR. McGlynn from tho pastorate OF st. Stephens
Church The largo hall was filled to overflow
ing, many ladies being present. DR.. Jeremiah
Coughlin presided, and in opening the meeting,
said they had met to sympathyze and offer aid
and assistance to the priest of the poor. Rev.
DR. McGlynn. [Great cheering. His removal,
the speaker had no hesitation in saying had
been effected by the clique of political heelers
who run the "Fcurteenth street institution"
fTammany Hall
David TTealy, of the Irish World, was the first
speaker of the evening. He said that the emer-
nency which had called the audience together
was not the fault of the Catholics of this city,
and the responsibility would have to rest upon
the shoulders of those who had brought the
trouble about. No matter from what part of the
world people come. when they enter a Catholic
church in this city there should be no foreign
tribunal to call them to account. It
was not unreasonable, the speaker
contnued, to suppose that in such great
organization as the Catholic Church the ma
chinery should sometimes get little out Of
order He would not question the Archbishop's
knowledge of religion, but he would say that he
was only an amateur on the land question.
lCheers 1t was not words that would weigh
in this matter; it was firm and decided action
that was needed It was we'll known fact that
the many Catholic workers who deposited their
ballots at the last election in favor Of the labor
cause did so under the frown of IN archbishop
James B. Archibald. the next speaker, said it
was the workingmen who had placed DR. Nc
Hlynn in the position in which he now stood,
and who had met tonight to vindicate him.
.cries of I'VE will"] The feeling toward their
clergyman was shown by the DEVOTED pa rishion-
rs in the basement meeting at ST. Stephens
Church last night. A voice. Boycott the
shurch"l He trusted that the prayers of
the people would be heard, and that DR..
McGlynn would be reinstated. He blamed Mgr.
Preston for Father McGlynn's removal.
After speeches by John McMackin, A. j.
Steers and others resolutions wore adopted and
a committee of twelve was appointed to carry
out their purposes.
The resolutions declare s'The question has
been publicly raised whether members of the
Catholic Church may, consistently with their re-
lieon, hold that private ownership in land is un
Just and that the land Of a country is rightfuly
the property of all the people of that country.
|
/ McGlynn's action and suspension, the resolutions
quote the language of Archbishop Croke, of Ire
lard, that the land of Ireland belongs to the
whole Irish nation for the Irish people, and
Bishop Euty's declaration that mo individual oI
class of individuals can hold right of private
property in the land of country" The RICH,
pf Archbishop Corrigar to demand acceptance 81
his views AS distinguished from those OF the
equally eminent fathers of the church jus,
quoted is then denied, especially as the churct
has laid down no doctrine on this point. "As
Catholics" the resolutions con tinue. I'VE protes
AGAINST an attempt to extend ecclesiastical
authority to the sphere OF politics We
declare that the priest does not cease to be
ntizen We protest against the suspension O.
Dr McGlynn an unwarranted exercise of &C
slesastical authority. and against his summon
20 Rome to account for his political action ant
opinions, as an attempt to establish the danger
Dus precedent that an American citizen can b,
Questioned in foreigu country for his course il
american politics.
Lhs resolutions conclude by expressing sym
asny with Dr. DcGlynn, the loving friend o
~ poer and oppressed, promising to suppor
~ ~ all moral and material means, and ap
2tng committee to decide in what prac
n can boat BE- shows respect and graft